loading...| Preferred Name | brachiocephalic vein | |
| Synonyms |
innominate veins innominate trunk innomiate vein innominate vein brachiocephalic venous tree |
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| Definitions |
The left and right brachiocephalic veins in the upper chest are formed by the union of each corresponding internal jugular vein and subclavian vein. This is at the level of the sternoclavicular joint. These great vessels merge to form the superior vena cava. The brachiocephalic veins are the major veins returning blood to the superior vena cava. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003711 |
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EHDAA2:0000182 SCTID:181371003 Wikipedia:Brachiocephalic_vein MESH:D016121 galen:BrachiocephalicVein NCIT:C32816 EHDAA:9868 FMA:4723 GAID:529 |
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| definition |
The left and right brachiocephalic veins in the upper chest are formed by the union of each corresponding internal jugular vein and subclavian vein. This is at the level of the sternoclavicular joint. These great vessels merge to form the superior vena cava. The brachiocephalic veins are the major veins returning blood to the superior vena cava. |
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brachiocephalic venous tree innominate vein |
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uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
innominate veins innominate trunk innomiate vein innominate vein |
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UBERON:0003711 |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
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| label |
brachiocephalic vein |
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| notation |
UBERON:0003711 |
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brachiocephalic vein |
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